Triple Crown-Bound Horse Breeders Start to Look to Genetics
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 07:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
When the Kentucky Derby winner crosses the finish line in front of 160,000 roaring spectators on May 5, there's a good chance it will have two copies of a gene that makes a horse a sprinter. [More]
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